New “Useful Bits” & the allure of bad movies

[lagilman]

And lo, it is Friday, which means that there’s a new “Practical Meerkat’s 52 Bits of Useful Info for Young (and Old) Writers” up at BookView Cafe.

Another week, another deadline hit. Twenty-two of fifty-two to go…

And in reward (?) for getting work done today, we’re going to see COWBOYS AND ALIENS no matter how dreadful. Because that’s how we roll. Also, Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig and, basically, AmWest cosplay. Leave your brain at the door and extra butter on the popcorn.

So I’m wondering: what bad movies have you refused to see – and which ones can’t you stop watching?

My shameful admission: I’ve seen GHOST RIDER 3x. Intentionally. (1x in the theater, 2x via rental. Oh, and 1x on a plane, yeah.)



Originally Published at Practical Meerkat: A Blog Comment here or there, it's all good.

Comments

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

Bad movie I like? Does 'The Wall' count?

As for a bad movie I saw --and have regretted it ever since-- that'd have to be Cool World. That train wreck of a film was about the only time I actually agreed with the movie critic back then.

[fakefrenchie.livejournal.com]

"The Wall", by Pink Floyd, was not a bad movie!!!!! It was a good movie.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

I guess it depends on your point of view. I liked it, but most people I knew wouldn't even come within fifty feet of it without either getting drunk or high.

[fakefrenchie.livejournal.com]

I liked it. When I came out of the cinema, I didn't talk for 10 minutes, which was rare for me. And I was not drunk or high.

[threeoutside.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you'd consider them bad movies - I think they're made for cable - but I have a soft spot for The Librarian movies. I even bought them, and do watch them occasionally when I want brain candy. I wish they'd make more.

[jennielf.livejournal.com]

Oh my. I had never heard of those movies...but they sound fantastic! (in a made-for-tv kind of way!) :)

[threeoutside.livejournal.com]

They're great fun, IMO. Here's the wiki article about them. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Librarian_(franchise))

[strigine.livejournal.com]

GHOST RIDER at least has Sam Elliott, which is like +10 redemption points in my book. :3

[seachanges.livejournal.com]

I am sooo looking forward to seeing Cowboys & Aliens. That's been on my Must See list since the very first trailer came out.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

I still can't believe you've seen Ghost Rider three times. FOUR times. On PURPOSE. :)

I will, however, confess to having watched Barb Wire at least that many times. I love that movie. :)

[lagilman]

Whereas I couldn't get past the first 30 minutes. Even on cable. with booze.